Travis Kelce could call it quits if Chiefs pull off three-peat, ESPN star says

Paul Pierce believes that if the Kansas City Chiefs secure a third straight Super Bowl title, Patrick Mahomes will undoubtedly cement his place as the greatest of all time.

Former NFL quarterback and current ESPN football analyst Dan Orlovsky offered his thoughts about whether Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce could retire sooner rather than later.

Kelce, 35, recently wrapped up his 12th season in the league. He finished the regular season with 823 receiving yards, which marked the second consecutive year the star tight end did not reach the 1,000-yard receiving mark. 

While Kelce did receive Pro Bowl honors for a tenth straight year and remains a productive player, he is certainly closer to the end of his football career than he is to the beginning. All of this comes as the Chiefs pursue an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl championship. Should the Chiefs ultimately hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy next month, Orlovsky believes that calling it quits could become "a very real thing" for the seven-time All-Pro.

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Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce during a media day at the Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa, Henderson. Picture date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024.  (PA Wire/PA Images via Getty Images)

"Kelce is fully capable of being the difference-maker. I think he’s got one great run left," Orlovsky said on ESPN's long-running daytime program "First Take."

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"I think if he goes and has that vintage Kelce performance, which I fully, one, think he’s capable of, and two, will do, and they go on and three-peat, I think retirement becomes a very real thing for Travis Kelce.

"There would